Articles tagged: "musicians"

1: Is it Better to Burn Out than to Fade Away?

Musicians have a limited shelf-life unless they evolve and change with public demand. If you cannot please your fans forever, is it better to burn out than fade away?

2: Recording And Blending Instruments For A Great Sound

If you've ever seen a group perform or you have performed with one, one of the things you may or may not realize is that everything has to blend. Nothing can make a performance worse than not having the music blend properly.

3: Top 10 Signs It 's Time to Fire a Band Member

No one wants to have to do it, but there may come a point when a single member of the band really is holding everyone back It isn’t a decision to be made lightly, but if it is really keeping you from seeing your potential, you need to make your decision with your head, not your heart

4: Top 10 Ways Musicians Can Get More Money From A Gig

You are an artist, it 's true But just because you’re an artist doesn’t mean you don’t need to get paid

5: Health Insurance for Musicians? - An Innovative Austin Program

Health Insurance is a difficult issue for musicians since they are often working on relatively low wages. This article describes HAAM an innovative program in Austin that provides health insurance for local musicians.

6: Top 10 Ways To Get More People To Your Next Gig

For an up-and-coming band every gig is a vital step toward your success Your shows are where you get the chance to prove yourself

7: Top 10 Mistakes Bands And Musicians Make

If you want to get a record deal, get people to your shows, or sell music like crazy, the answer isn't some kind of "magic pill" website that you post your music on, blindly sending out a bunch of demos, or anything to do with having good music

8: The Serpent and Its Children

This article uncovers the often forgotten ancestor of many of today 's wind instruments. A great read for anyone with a keen interest in musical history.

9: The Importance Of Drums in Classical Music

Drums are often neglected in favour of the more glamorous instruments. But, while they are not given much regard, they are the very foundation of classical music, and deserve some attention.

10: Why Artist Development Makes A Difference

The Internet has had an enormous change on the music industry and those that create the music. This has created fascinating possibilities and tremendous opportunities of exposure for bands and music artists across the world. This also raises many questions for undiscovered talent to be heard above the clamoring din.

11: Music Online Glossary – When Music, Music Careers and PCs Collide

From Net-newbie to someone that’s been in the business of music for years, you may run into word, term or phrase online that throws you occasionally. Artistopia offers you a way to decipher the music terminology that will eventually cross your path while being on the Web.

12: Music, Musicians, and Hearing Loss

This article discusses hearing loss trends in musicians and the effects of long term listening to loud music.

13: The Music Industry -- How To Lose Money And Ruin Your Career With A Number One Hit Song?

Any career development person worth his salt, wants you to have a career that is constantly rising. Hence, that is why you should have three CDs worth of material already written when you approach your career development person or music industry executive. (For those of you who don't know what

14: American Idol Contestants – Where Are They Now?

Before her appearance on American Idol, no one knew of Kelly Clarkson and her musical gift. But since claiming the title of the first American Idol, Clarkson has even surpassed that label, and has become an established voice in the music industry. But the question that many people have is: From Clarkson, Underwood, Studdard, Hicks, and Fantasia, where are they all now?

15: How to Purchase Drum Sets, Cymbals, and Accessories

Buying a new drum set can be a bit intimidating. Especially if you have not been playing very long. With so many different brands on the market and so many options and opinions, it makes choosing a new drum set a bit challenging. My advice is to go to severel different music stores or drum shop

16: Will Dead Sara Wake Up LA Music?

I was so impressed by Dead Sara 's last performance at the Whisky a Go Go, that I thought I would catch them again. (Could I be right? Is Dead Sara LA 's next gem?)So I went to the Knitting Factory, Saturday, February 3, 2007, but I didn't get there until 10:00pm. A number of people told me they

17: Can You Still Find A Gem In The LA Music Scene?

At the Whisky a Go Go, Saturday, January 6, 2007, the opening band was Vekstar (Can hear them on my space if you are intereseted.) Some nice tunes on My Space, but the live performance didn't quite cut it for the audience. The band stood there looking rather bored and disinterested, and the aud

18: The Music Industry- Here Is What A Young Artist Needs To Know To Be A Star

There are career development people and then there are agents, producers, music company executives and the rest that just do their job.The career development people are the ones who make stars. The others just play out their various roles in the scheme of things. Remember music may be an art, b

19: 7 Reasons Why You Should Learn to Read Music

The process of learning to read music is a wonderful journey into the discovery of new musical horizons. Try it, you will not be sorry. Learn to read music today.1. Essential to communicating with other musicians.Music is a language unto itself. Given that, how can you communicate if you cannot